How to Install CentOS 8 Desktop

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Finally, CentOS 8 has been released on 24-09-2019. CentOS 8 is a free and open-source Linux distribution and community version of RHEL 8 with new features. It is available in the two forms, 1) CentOS stream that is designed for developers and 2) CentOS that is a stable version designed for servers and applications. CentOS 8 can be run on various architectures including, x86_64 (64 bit Intel/AMD), aarch64 (64-bit ARM) and ppc64le (IBM POWER, little-endian).

In this tutorial, we will show you step by step instructions on how to install CentOS 8.

Requirements

A system with a minimum 8 GB of Hard disk and 2 GB of RAM.

A good internet connection.

Download CentOS 8 ISO File

First, you will need to download CentOS 8 from their official websites. You can download the CentOS 8 Linux and CentOS 8 Stream ISO using the following URLs: